Bill Text: TX HR78 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing March 13, 2019, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR78 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR78-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing March 13, 2019, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR78 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR78-Introduced.html
86R7224 KSM-D | ||
By: Lozano | H.R. No. 78 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Bee County are gathering at the | ||
State Capitol to celebrate Bee County Day on March 13, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, While artifacts indicate that the region was | ||
originally inhabited 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, the first permanent | ||
European settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and 11 area | ||
landowners were among the signers of the Texas Declaration of | ||
Independence; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bee County was officially organized on January 25, | ||
1858, and named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., a South Carolina attorney, | ||
soldier, and statesman who joined the Army of the Republic of Texas | ||
and later served as secretary of war under Sam Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located in the South Texas Plains vegetation region, | ||
the county covers 866 square miles that slope gently toward the Gulf | ||
Coast, and with open expanses of grasslands, its economy is | ||
dominated by farming, ranching, and agribusiness, along with oil | ||
and gas operations; Beeville is the county seat, and other towns in | ||
the county include Skidmore, Blue Berry Hill, Pettus, Tuleta, | ||
Tynan, Pawnee, Normanna, and Mineral; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bee County citizens can take pride in an array of | ||
attractions for residents and visitors to explore; Beeville has | ||
successfully revitalized its downtown district and has been named a | ||
Texas Main Street City by the Texas Historical Commission; Coastal | ||
Bend College-Beeville offers occupational as well as academic | ||
classes for its students, and it has the oldest academic | ||
educational glassblowing facility in the state; the Beeville Art | ||
Museum, which is funded by the Joe Barnhart Foundation, is housed in | ||
the beautiful and historic Esther Barnhart House; in addition, | ||
visitors come from all across Texas to celebrate the state's rich | ||
traditions at Western Week; and | ||
WHEREAS, Residents of Bee County are working together to | ||
build a brighter future, and this special day provides a fitting | ||
opportunity to pay tribute to the county and its people; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March 13, 2019, as Bee County Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to those visiting today sincere best | ||
wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |